Stephen Martin Edoru

"No country can progress if its POLITICS is more profitable than its INDUSTRIES. In a country where those in government are richer than the entrepreneurs, they manufacture poverty." ~Peter Obi

Second-longest serving and one of the greatest of all-time. Congrats to Justice Thomas!

The Governor Bank Of Uganda should talk more to the citizens about our economy, his submissions are fact based and gives the citizens the real position where our government stands🔥🔥

The Regional Validation Workshop on the EAC Artificial Intelligence Strategy has officially kicked off this morning in Kampala Uganda. The meeting is being co-convened by the EAC @jumuiya, and EASTECO, with support from @eacgiz under the EAC AI Alliance Programme. The two-day workshop brings together key stakeholders from across the region to review, refine, and validate the EAC Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2026–2031). This milestone engagement follows extensive regional consultations in all EAC Partner States and marks a critical step toward establishing a harmonized, inclusive, and forward-looking AI framework for the region. Over the next two days, participants from government, academia, research institutions, and the private sector will work collectively to shape a Strategy that will guide the responsible adoption of AI, strengthen regional collaboration, and unlock innovation-driven growth across East Africa.

We are pleased to officially welcome Patricia Lokwa Servant as the new Program Manager of YouLead Africa. Patricia is a Congolese-American strategic program leader, cultural organizer, and communications practitioner with over a decade of experience working across Africa, the diaspora and global movements. Her work spans program management, fundraising, advocacy and storytelling while driving transnational initiatives that strengthen partnerships and amplify narrative power. Born in the DRC and shaped by experiences across Senegal, Ghana and the United States, Patricia brings a deeply rooted, global perspective to youth engagement, cultural leadership, and community empowerment.

VIDEO: By the time the Governor of @BOU_Official and FIA appear before Parliament to submit on the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, it means consultations within government itself weren't done efficiently. - Dr Fred Muhumuza #NBSUpdates #NBSFrontline

Many people start businesses without proper planning and fail due to high-interest loans from commercial banks. Instead, they should be patient and consider government funding through UDB, which offers lower interest rates of about 10–12%.~ President Museveni

Me and the boys on our way to privatize Social Security.

BREAKING: Japan just sold $35 billion in US dollars yesterday to stop the yen from collapsing. USD/JPY hit 160.72 yesterday before Japan's top currency diplomat issued a final warning to markets. Japan then sold $35 billion worth of US dollars and bought yen. The yen jumped 3% to 155.5 within hours. The last time Japan did this was July 2024, they spent $36.8 billion. The yen weakened back to the same levels anyway. The interest rate gap between the US and Japan that caused this has not changed. The carry trade is still fully active.

The East African Science and Technology Commission @easteco1, in collaboration with the East African Community @jumuiya, and @eacgiz, will convene the Regional Validation Workshop on the EAC Artificial Intelligence Strategy from 4th–5th May 2026 in Kampala, Uganda. This important milestone brings together policymakers, academia, private sector, and innovation actors from across the region to review, enrich, and validate the draft EAC Regional AI Strategy, a key framework set to guide the responsible and inclusive adoption of Artificial Intelligence in East Africa. The workshop will focus on building consensus around the Strategy’s vision, strategic priorities and implementation framework, while also identifying opportunities for partnerships, investment, shared infrastructure and regional collaboration. As East Africa accelerates its digital transformation journey, this process marks a critical step toward positioning the region as a coordinated and competitive player in the global AI ecosystem.

Today in 2013, Gen David Sejusa wrote his famous letter alleging that there was a plot by Mr Museveni to make his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, succeed him as president. In the letter, Gen Sejusa, who was the coordinator of intelligence services at the time, wrote to the Internal Security Organization (ISO), calling for investigations into reports that top military officers, including Gen Salim Saleh and Gen Kale Kayihura, had hatched a plot to eliminate senior government officials opposed to the 'Muhoozi Project'. Gen Sejusa alleged that he was among those targeted, alongside Amama Mbabazi and the then CDF, the late Gen Aronda Nyakairima, which forced him to flee the country to London. The Daily Monitor would later, on May 7, 2013, break the story about the letter. They were subsequently shut down by the State, alongside KFM and Dembe, for 10 days. Their offices were ransacked and declared crime scenes. With time, the Muhoozi Project has become clearer. Gen Muhoozi, an active and serving military officer, has repeatedly affirmed his intention to succeed his father as president of Uganda, with a political outfit launched under his chairmanship for that very purpose. Gen Sejusa has since been vindicated. Some of those who wanted him crucified over the Muhoozi Project, are now seen hovering around Gen Muhoozi or purporting to be members of his political outfit.

"Chairman, a country without reserves is not sovereign. The potential of this Bill to destabilize Uganda’s balance of payments is our primary concern as a central bank. For example, last financial year the overall balance of payment surplus was USD 1.5 billion. That’s how we were able to increase our reserve coverage by USD 1.5 billion. Today as we speak our reserves are close to USD 6 billion. Why? Because these inflows have been coming in. The moment you tamper with these inflows here, we risk running down our reserves, and that is economic disaster for a country.” Governor Atingi-Ego on the Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026 in an appearance before Parliament today.

H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission has arrived in South Africa for the Extraordinary Session of the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand. This critical convening will elect a new Bureau to advance the AU’s legislative vision, grounded in equitable regional representation & Pan-African unity. @AfrikParliament

Today I joined colleagues Ambassador's to the United Nations , Senior US officials and heads of international agencies at Trade over Aid launch event from the New York stock exchange. The basic premise of this initiative which Uganda is a founding member, is that each nation must chart its own own path to progress by mobilizing its human, financial and natural resources and create a pro- business and pro-growth environment. Development aid must promote national self reliant growth. Thank you @USAmbUN for spearheading this important initiative.

Clause 13 makes it criminal to publish a report or article critiquing Uganda’s economy or security. For instance an article on UPDF’s adventures in DRC which today are being paid for by the tax payer could earn you a 20 year jail term or 4 billion fine.

The United States is home to the most talented AI researchers in the world. Instead of harnessing American innovation, Senator Sanders is inviting foreign nationals to tell the United States how to regulate AI. It would be like channeling Hugo Chavez to get advice on how to run our economy—oh wait, the Senator from Vermont did that 20 years ago, too. The real threat to AI safety is letting any nation other than the United States set the global standard.

From entrepreneurs to investors, from CEOs to policymakers - the @africaceoforum is back to bring Africa’s business community together. 📍 Kigali 📅 May 14–15, 2026 ➡️wrld.bg/wcWs50YzsaT #ACF2026

@SGNduva @jumuiya @eacsof Thank you for your able leadership, Madam Secretary General

Deeply humbled and grateful for the warmth shown at yesterday’s handover ceremony. My sincere thanks to Staff of all EAC Organs & Institutions, Partner States, Development Partners, Civil Society and all friends of the Community for the kind words, support and thoughtful gestures. It has been an honour to serve. I leave with gratitude and great faith in the future of the East African Community. #EAC #Asante

The moment the Federal Reserve creates new money, a silent transfer of wealth begins from your savings account to the politically connected elite. Richard Cantillon discovered this mechanism in 1755: new money doesn't spread evenly through the economy like ink in water. It flows first to those closest to the money printer. Today, that means primary dealers like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan receive freshly created dollars at yesterday's prices. They buy assets, extend credit, and make investments while you're still paying pre-inflation prices for groceries and gas. By the time new money reaches your paycheck, prices have already adjusted upward. The numbers tell the story. When the Fed injected $4 trillion after 2008, Manhattan real estate soared 60% while median wages rose 11%. The same pattern repeated during COVID: $6 trillion in money creation sent the S&P 500 up 100% from March 2020 lows while regular Americans faced 9% inflation eating their paychecks. Wall Street got richer buying discounted assets. Main Street got poorer buying expensive everything else. The monetary system is designed to benefit banks first. Banks receive new money first through quantitative easing and lending facilities. They purchase bonds, stocks, and real estate before prices rise. Meanwhile, teachers, mechanics, and small business owners watch their purchasing power evaporate as asset prices inflate beyond their reach. The politically connected literally steal wealth from savers and wage earners through the money printer. Every dollar the Fed creates represents a tax you never voted for, collected by people you never elected, and distributed to institutions that never earned it.